Industrial Safety Expert Witnesses
Industrial safety expert witnesses and consultants listed here may be able to form expert opinions, draft expert witness reports, provide expert witness testimony at deposition and/or trial as or serve as consulting (non-testifying) experts on industrial safety. The industrial safety expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Engineering, Failure Analysis, Manufacturing, OSHA, Premises Liability, Products Liability, Safety, and Transportation.
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Dustin Hickey, CSP, CRSP, CMIOSH, CMQ/OE
OSHA/Workplace Safety & Premises Liability Expert
LegacyMark Safety Consulting (Texas & Nationwide)
Alabama
OSHA, Safety
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Construction Safety, Industrial Safety, Confined Space, Slips/Trips, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Trenching/Excavation, Scaffolding, Cranes & Rigging, Forklift, Workplace Safety, Aerial Lifts, Amputations, Material Handling, Electrocution, Ladder Safety, OSHA, Construction Accident, Warehouse Safety, Fall Protection
Board-certified and chartered safety & health executive and consultant, holding designations in the United States (CSP), Canada (CRSP), and the United Kingdom (CMIOSH). 20+ years of relevant work experience from field to executive leadership followed by safety consulting and safety expert witness work. Expert in OSHA 29 CFR 1910/1926 interpretation, compliance auditing, and safety management systems.
— CERTIFICATIONS —
· Certified Safety Professional (CSP)
Board of Certified Safety Professionals, United States
· Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP)
Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals, Canada
· Chartered Member of IOSH (CMIOSH)
Institution of Occupational Safety and Health, United Kingdom
— EXPERTISE —
· Construction Safety
· Manufacturing Safety
· Industrial Safety
· OSHA Compliance
· Workplace Safety & Health
· Premises Liability
· Confined Spaces
· Fall Protection, Elevated Work
· Lockout/Tagout (Control of Hazardo...
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Randy L Phares
Dr. Box Consulting, Inc.
Surprise, Arizona
Products Liability, Transportation
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packaging, freight, load securement, pallets, boxes, packaging machines, cargo transportation, industrial injury, industrial safety, packaging design, packaging testing, corrugated, intellectual property, business ethics
Randy Phares is an expert in packaging, distribution, transportation and manufacturing, especially corrugated and folding carton packaging. He is also an expert on pallets, crating, warehousing and transporting products by semi-truck. He does forensic analysis of packaging failures that caused damage or injury. He has bought, sold operated, supervised, removed and installed packaging machinery. He has managed many warehouses and a fleet of trucks. He has run a packaging testing lab and held almost every job in a packaging operation over his 30+ year career. He has completed Expert Reports on packaging failure, load securement, freight transportation, intellectual property, crating, packaging design, Lean Manufacturing, intellectual property and pallets. He has given Depositions, testified at Trial and consulted with attorneys in a variety of cases. He is an esteemed consultant in the packaging field and has done consulting projects all over the world. He was a Regional Safety Champi...
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Dustin Hickey, CSP, CRSP, CMIOSH, CMQ/OE
OSHA/Workplace Safety & Premises Liability Expert
LegacyMark Safety Consulting (Texas & Nationwide)
California
OSHA, Safety
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Construction Safety, Industrial Safety, Confined Space, Slips/Trips, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Trenching/Excavation, Scaffolding, Cranes & Rigging, Forklift, Workplace Safety, Aerial Lifts, Amputations, Material Handling, Electrocution, Ladder Safety, OSHA, Construction Accident, Warehouse Safety, Fall Protection
Board-certified and chartered safety & health executive and consultant, holding designations in the United States (CSP), Canada (CRSP), and the United Kingdom (CMIOSH). 20+ years of relevant work experience from field to executive leadership followed by safety consulting and safety expert witness work. Expert in OSHA 29 CFR 1910/1926 interpretation, compliance auditing, and safety management systems.
— CERTIFICATIONS —
· Certified Safety Professional (CSP)
Board of Certified Safety Professionals, United States
· Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP)
Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals, Canada
· Chartered Member of IOSH (CMIOSH)
Institution of Occupational Safety and Health, United Kingdom
— EXPERTISE —
· Construction Safety
· Manufacturing Safety
· Industrial Safety
· OSHA Compliance
· Workplace Safety & Health
· Premises Liability
· Confined Spaces
· Fall Protection, Elevated Work
· Lockout/Tagout (Control of Hazardo...
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Randy L Phares
Dr. Box Consulting, Inc.
California
Products Liability, Transportation
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packaging, freight, load securement, pallets, boxes, packaging machines, cargo transportation, industrial injury, industrial safety, packaging design, packaging testing, corrugated, intellectual property, business ethics
Randy Phares is an expert in packaging, distribution, transportation and manufacturing, especially corrugated and folding carton packaging. He is also an expert on pallets, crating, warehousing and transporting products by semi-truck. He does forensic analysis of packaging failures that caused damage or injury. He has bought, sold operated, supervised, removed and installed packaging machinery. He has managed many warehouses and a fleet of trucks. He has run a packaging testing lab and held almost every job in a packaging operation over his 30+ year career. He has completed Expert Reports on packaging failure, load securement, freight transportation, intellectual property, crating, packaging design, Lean Manufacturing, intellectual property and pallets. He has given Depositions, testified at Trial and consulted with attorneys in a variety of cases. He is an esteemed consultant in the packaging field and has done consulting projects all over the world. He was a Regional Safety Champi...
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Dustin Hickey, CSP, CRSP, CMIOSH, CMQ/OE
OSHA/Workplace Safety & Premises Liability Expert
LegacyMark Safety Consulting (Texas & Nationwide)
Florida
OSHA, Safety
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Construction Safety, Industrial Safety, Confined Space, Slips/Trips, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Trenching/Excavation, Scaffolding, Cranes & Rigging, Forklift, Workplace Safety, Aerial Lifts, Amputations, Material Handling, Electrocution, Ladder Safety, OSHA, Construction Accident, Warehouse Safety, Fall Protection
Board-certified and chartered safety & health executive and consultant, holding designations in the United States (CSP), Canada (CRSP), and the United Kingdom (CMIOSH). 20+ years of relevant work experience from field to executive leadership followed by safety consulting and safety expert witness work. Expert in OSHA 29 CFR 1910/1926 interpretation, compliance auditing, and safety management systems.
— CERTIFICATIONS —
· Certified Safety Professional (CSP)
Board of Certified Safety Professionals, United States
· Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP)
Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals, Canada
· Chartered Member of IOSH (CMIOSH)
Institution of Occupational Safety and Health, United Kingdom
— EXPERTISE —
· Construction Safety
· Manufacturing Safety
· Industrial Safety
· OSHA Compliance
· Workplace Safety & Health
· Premises Liability
· Confined Spaces
· Fall Protection, Elevated Work
· Lockout/Tagout (Control of Hazardo...
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Joshua Tolbert
PEG, Inc.
Smerna, Georgia
Engineering, Premises Liability
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Civil Engineering, Fall Protection, Construction, Analysis, Industrial Safety including OSHA and NFPA. See www.peginc.biz for Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Geo technical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering
PEG, Inc. offers consultation and expert testimony in many specialized areas, such as the following:
Accident Reconstruction & Investigations
Building Codes
Concrete Failures
Construction & Environmental
Construction Equipment Accidents
Construction Safety & Related Codes
Cooling Towers & Hydraulics
Electrical Engineering
Excavation, Blasting & Trenching
Exhibit Reconstruction & Investigations
Fall Protection
Highway & Transportation Problems
Mechanical Engineering
Metallurgy & Welding / Failure Studies
OSHA Issues
Paints, Coatings & Lead Abatement
Premise Liability
Product Failure & Liability Issues
Safety Issues (Construction, Industrial & Product)
Slips, Trips & Falls
Software Engineering Studies
Structural Steel & Building Failure Studies
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Andy Nieto, CSP, CHST
Construction and General Industry safety
Safety Litigation Services LLC
Saint Charles, Illinois
Safety, OSHA
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Safety Liability Expert, Construction Safety, Industrial Safety, Multi-Employer work site, OSHA regulations, Accident investigation, Cranes and Rigging, Electrical, Lock out/Tag out, Trenching and Excavation, Ladders/Stairs, Slips, Trips, Falls, Confined Space, Fall Protection, Welding, Demolition
Mr. Nieto is a Certified Safety Professional (CSP) and Construction Health and Safety Technician (CHST). His work is performed in support of safety liability matters pertaining to both the construction and industrial sectors. He has investigated, analyzed, and prepared professional opinions in over 400 safety matters, and has offered testimony on over 100 occasions in jurisdictions nationwide.
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Cheryl Scanlon-Zinner, CSP
Construction Safety, Falls from Height
Safety Research, Inc.
Audubon, New Jersey
OSHA, Safety
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Fall Protection, Construction, Construction Safety, Industrial Safety, Slip/Trip/Fall, Construction Accidents, Scaffold safety, Ladders, Ladder Safety, Trenching & Excavation, Excavation Safety, Trench Safety, Power Tools, Forklifts, Powered Industrial Trucks, Standard of Care, Machine Guarding, Falls from Height, Roofing Accidents
Cheryl Scanlon-Zinner is a board-certified safety professional with over thirty years of experience developing and implementing occupational safety programs in construction and general industry for employers, corporations and government agencies. She has trained thousands of management representatives, supervisors, and competent persons on the principles and practices of safety management, hazard identification, hazard evaluation and the implementation of the hierarchy of controls.
She specializes in hazards that are likely to cause serious injuries and fatalities (SIFs), including falls from elevation, and other construction hazards, machinery hazards, forklifts, and ladders.
She was the technical editor of Nigel's Ellis's textbook Introduction to Fall Protection.
Cheryl is a member of several professional safety organizations. She was the president of the Philadelphia chapter of the American Society of Safety Professionals and is active in that organization. She was awarded th...
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D.R. Foster, PhD, PE
Expert Welding Engineering and Inspection
Swedesboro, New Jersey
Failure Analysis, Safety
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Welding Engineering, Weld Failures, Welding Design, Industrial Safety, 3D Printing of Metals, Welding, Welding Safety, Inspection, Welding Metallurgy, Welding Defects, Torch cutting, Forensics, Codes Compliance, Non-Destructive Testing, Manufacturing, Explosion, Navy, Aerospace, Military, ASME
Dr. D.R. Foster is the Principal Engineer at Expert Welding Engineering and Inspection, where he focuses on welding engineering consulting, inspection, and the training of engineers and technicians.
Dr. Foster is an expert in regard to the design, manufacture, testing, and safety associated with welded structures. In addition to Dr. Foster’s significant experience in the field of welding engineering in both academia and industry, Dr. Foster possesses a BS, MS, and PhD in Welding Engineering. Strongly dedicated to his craft, Dr. Foster has earned multiple certifications related to fields of welding engineering and inspection. These certifications include Certified Welder (CW), Certified Welding Inspector (CWI), Certified Welding Supervisor (CWS), Certified NDT Level III Inspector (NDT III) and Licensed Professional Engineer (PE), all of which have prepared Dr. Foster exceptionally well to properly analyze failures and other welding problems that are the subject of litigation.
Dr. F...
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Mike Simard, PE, PMP, CEP
Engineering and Manufacturing Expert Witness
PACED Engineering Inc
Berwyn, Pennsylvania
Engineering, Manufacturing
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Mechanical Engineering, Design, Process Engineering, Industrial Machinery, Industrial Construction, Process Scale-Up, Pilot Plant, Mechanical Equipment, Cost Estimating, Manufacturing Costs, Mechanical Systems, Mechanical Defect, Equipment Failure, Industrial Safety, Workplace Injury, Machinery Accidents
Mechanical engineer with over 30 years of hands-on experience in process design, manufacturing systems, and industrial machinery. I assist clients across a wide range of industries—from early-stage startups to Fortune 100 manufacturers—by applying engineering standards, practical insight, and industry knowledge.
Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) with BSME, MSME, and MBA degrees. Certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP) and Certified Estimating Professional (CEP). Published author, patent-holding inventor, and technical presenter.
Areas of Expertise:
• Mechanical failure and root cause analysis
• Industrial machinery performance and failure analysis
• Manufacturing systems and operations
• Process design, scale-up and troubleshooting
• Equipment specification, selection, and system integration
• Capital projects: pilot plants, full-scale facilities, and retrofits
• Material handling, slurry transport, fluid pumping, and mixing systems
• Cost estimating & manufacturing ...
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Dustin Hickey, CSP, CRSP, CMIOSH, CMQ/OE
OSHA/Workplace Safety & Premises Liability Expert
LegacyMark Safety Consulting (Texas & Nationwide)
Houston, Texas
OSHA, Safety
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Construction Safety, Industrial Safety, Confined Space, Slips/Trips, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Trenching/Excavation, Scaffolding, Cranes & Rigging, Forklift, Workplace Safety, Aerial Lifts, Amputations, Material Handling, Electrocution, Ladder Safety, OSHA, Construction Accident, Warehouse Safety, Fall Protection
Board-certified and chartered safety & health executive and consultant, holding designations in the United States (CSP), Canada (CRSP), and the United Kingdom (CMIOSH). 20+ years of relevant work experience from field to executive leadership followed by safety consulting and safety expert witness work. Expert in OSHA 29 CFR 1910/1926 interpretation, compliance auditing, and safety management systems.
— CERTIFICATIONS —
· Certified Safety Professional (CSP)
Board of Certified Safety Professionals, United States
· Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP)
Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals, Canada
· Chartered Member of IOSH (CMIOSH)
Institution of Occupational Safety and Health, United Kingdom
— EXPERTISE —
· Construction Safety
· Manufacturing Safety
· Industrial Safety
· OSHA Compliance
· Workplace Safety & Health
· Premises Liability
· Confined Spaces
· Fall Protection, Elevated Work
· Lockout/Tagout (Control of Hazardo...
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Randy L Phares
Dr. Box Consulting, Inc.
Texas
Products Liability, Transportation
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packaging, freight, load securement, pallets, boxes, packaging machines, cargo transportation, industrial injury, industrial safety, packaging design, packaging testing, corrugated, intellectual property, business ethics
Randy Phares is an expert in packaging, distribution, transportation and manufacturing, especially corrugated and folding carton packaging. He is also an expert on pallets, crating, warehousing and transporting products by semi-truck. He does forensic analysis of packaging failures that caused damage or injury. He has bought, sold operated, supervised, removed and installed packaging machinery. He has managed many warehouses and a fleet of trucks. He has run a packaging testing lab and held almost every job in a packaging operation over his 30+ year career. He has completed Expert Reports on packaging failure, load securement, freight transportation, intellectual property, crating, packaging design, Lean Manufacturing, intellectual property and pallets. He has given Depositions, testified at Trial and consulted with attorneys in a variety of cases. He is an esteemed consultant in the packaging field and has done consulting projects all over the world. He was a Regional Safety Champi...
